The other replies offer sensible reasons for not doing your oil change that
way.

For automatic transmissions, it's best to drain the torque converter at
fluid changes. A service shop here would drill the converter housing to
drain it, then screw a tapping plug in it.
That type of service is worth paying for.

WB
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"Don" wrote in message
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I know that it is best to use the drain plug, but there are times I
hate crawling on the floor or sometimes it rains or in the winter it
is very cold.

I saw at sears an air operated oil extractor that has a ridgid
dipstick tube. It can also remove transmission fluid without taking
off the pan.

Would the life of a vehicle be shortened by using this method? By the
way the item I looked at was made by Mity-Vac and held 8.8 liters. You
use it with your air compressor.